William Cooper (judge)

William Cooper was an American merchant, land speculator and developer, the founder of Cooperstown, New York. A politician, he was appointed as a county judge and later served two terms in the United States Congress, representing Otsego County and central New York. He was the father of James Fenimore Cooper, who became a noted writer of historical novels related to the New York frontier.

2 December 1754

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Brandon Knight (basketball) • Charles H. Wesley • Jiří Dopita • Jonathan Frid • Kostas Stafylidis • Marc Platt (dancer) • Matt Walsh (basketball) • Neil Erasmus • Peter Moylan • Philippe Etchebest • Ralph Beard • Randy Gardner (figure skater) • Sergei Zholtok

Born in the same month (December 1754): George Crabbe